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2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Second printing

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman

SDCC ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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$50

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Variant cover art by Ian Nichols, limited to 500 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2019 exclusive, offered by New England Comics

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Variant cover art by Frank Miller

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Six-issue limited series about a disgraced seminary student who builds a pirated Soul Plumber machine to save damned souls from Satan but winds up summoning something much worse than a demon

Written by podcast creators of The Last Podcast On The Left

Variant ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Matt Kindt, limited to 800 copies

Sketch ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Matt Kindt, limited to 150 copies

Partial sketch

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Cover art by Steve Gould

Reprint ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 1996

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Reprint of Sandman #1 (1989)

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Jack Kirby

Hidden Gem edition

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2013

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Variant cover art by Jeff Zornow

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant virgin cover art by Clayton Crain

Store exclusive

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain

Archaia ⋅ 2010

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112-page anthology of comedy-horror stories

[October 2021 - Heavy Metal Studios teams-up with Rick and Morty animation studio Bardel Entertainment for an animated series of 30-minute episodes based on Dan Fogler's graphic novel]

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Origin of the Watchers

Image ⋅ 1997

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Savage Dragon and Hellboy crossover part two

DC Logo ⋅ DC ⋅ 1994

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DC Universe logo

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$1k

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Metal edition, limited to 101 copies

Marvel ⋅ 1990

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1st appearance of Wolverina, a female parody of Wolverine

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Second printing

Archie ⋅ 2003

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$18

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Copies ordered by retailers: 2,868

TPB ⋅ First Second ⋅ 2006

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Worlds collide as an average teenager meets a new foreign student on the first day of school and unwittingly gets entangled in a battle between Chinese mythological gods

Won the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Novel

[October 2021 - Disney+ ordered this graphic novel straight-to-series with Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi movie) directing / June 2022 - Michelle Yeoh cast in movie]

Fan Expo ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Javan Jordan, limited to 300 copies with Certificate of Authenticity

Dallas Fan Expo 2021 exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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10-page promotional giveaway by the Florida Marlins to celebrate the birthday of their mascot, Billy

Team-up of Billy and Spider-Man versus Doctor Doom who planned to kidnap the Marlins to play for the Latverian baseball team

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by J.G. Jones

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Hanging cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Dark Horse ⋅ 1986

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Concrete

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First solo titled series featuring the Dead Boy Detectives

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2014

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First ongoing series featuring the Dead Boy Detectives

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1st appearance of the Fadeaway Man, a villain in possession of an arcane cloak belonging to the sorcerer Cagliostro

Variant ⋅ Top Cow / Image ⋅ 2000

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Variant cover art by Michael Turner featuring Aspen Matthews, Lara Croft and Witchblade

Tower Record store exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Cover art by Jim Steranko

Featured articles and checklists pertaining to Spider-Man

Biographies of Gil Kane, John Romita and Frank Giacoia

Viz ⋅ 1993

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Five-issue manga series about a seemingly normal woman who transforms into the ultimate cyber weapon

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1st appearance of Homer the Happy Ghost, created by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo

Hardcover ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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168-page hardcover collection of The Last Unicorn #1 - #6

Original retail price: $24.99

Independent ⋅ 1971

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An independently-published magazine produced by fans but authorized by Marvel Comics

Included interviews, features of upcoming projects, character bios and comic strips

2nd Print ⋅ Independent ⋅ 1970

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Second printing, blue tint

An independently-published magazine produced by fans but authorized by Marvel Comics

Included interviews, features of upcoming projects, character bios and comic strips

It is said that this second printing was reproduced after editor Mark Evanier left the company which infuriated the existing editor who removed all mentions of Evanier from the publication

There has been only one graded sale of the 'blue' version, and none of the 1st print

1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Ryan Sook

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Won an Eisner Award in 1997 for Best Humor Publication

Illustrated by the creator of Groo

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Variant cover art by Khary Randolph

1:5 ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2011

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Variant cover art by Steve Morris

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1st cover and 2nd full appearance of the Leader

2nd appearance of Attuma

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Low print run

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Variant cover art by Kael Ngu, limited to 300 copies

Store exclusive

Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2020

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2020 convention exclusive, limited to 300 copies

Art based on the Generation 1 box-art

Top Cow ⋅ 2012

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Cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Story takes place at Wrigley Field

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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1st full appearance of Brimstone Love, a demonic entity

Comic Tom ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Variant cover art by Raf Grassetti

Comic Tom Mystery Mail Call exclusive

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Adaptation of Stephen King's short story 'Lawnmower Man' from the Night Shift anthology

1st appearance of Greenberg the Vampire, a Manhattan vampire who is an otherwise ordinary person

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